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Conversation 336-052

TapeTape 336StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 6:14 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 6:22 PMTape start time02:32:22Tape end time02:36:53ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:14 pm and 6:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-052 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 336-52

                                         (rev. Nov-01)

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:14 and 6:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President rehearsed his “Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia”.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 336-34]

[See Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon, 1972, pp. 583-587]
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Also, on page 12, there's another line that I used as a book description, so that page 12, the bottom of the page, the actions I organized, were what I was describing.
Sir, Henry's office sent me over a new page two of that meeting with the possession of the flat part of the leaders.
Yes, you have that.
I have that.
That's great news.
Yeah, it might be.
It was on your desk this morning.
It's not bad.
Oh, this, uh, I don't know.
No, it didn't mean anything.
It's the same thing they gave you this morning.
See you over there in a minute.
You're meeting with the black part of the leadership.
Rather than the cabinet.
Well, the cabinet would be at the television.
The cabinet would be at the television.
Sort of a leader's role, I guess.
The actions I ordered will cease in the following days from now.
First of all, I urge the prisoners of war to be prepared.
I'll argue that this is an illegal and still be degrading condition for over eight years, violating all rules of the American rule.
And I implore you to do this.
Second, there must be an action to revise this fire throughout the time.
Once prisoners of war are released, and once we have an action to revise this fire to be done, we will stop all acts of war of force throughout the time.
So, uh, strikeout on that page, well, some of our people have used it, but it's, uh, both of those paragraphs are not
released once the American Supervisor's fire has begun.
He stopped all acts of force throughout the entire time.
At that time, he would receive the complete control of all acts of force through the economy and work.
These are terms which would not require a surrender from the nation on the part of the economy.
He would prevent the United States from going on.
He would end the government without even understanding it.
He would allow a negotiation on the will of the southern people, the entities themselves.
He would prevent all nations
I'm just sorry that this long road kind of lasts for the very first of these few months.
I'm hoping it will allow us to get along and help each other on this island.
Ladies and gentlemen, may you accept this as our good time.
In the book we read by the March of the Magnus in Collinsburg, it said that they were told each of the major parties involved in the war would be trained and lead by all.
First, the leaders of Canada.
Your people are already starting to mind the key to conquest.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
Do not count how many are hated.
The actions we have announced are not directed against you.
Their sole purpose is to protect the lives of 60,000 Americans with the great foundation of the United States of America.
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